Tommy_D
Platinum Member
I won't say that one is better than the other because everyone's taste and sound preferences are very different. However, I prefer a hand hammered cymbal to an automated one. Why? Because it adds a more human element to the product. Even if it sounds the exact same as an automated cymbal, that human touch means something to me, more so than a robot's touch.
That doesn't mean that I'm all "gung-ho" on Turkish sweat shops churning out cymbals left and right. I don't really care for that style of cymbal, or it's construction method. I am a big fan of Sabian HH and Artisan cymbals because its ONE person doing all the hammering of the cymbal. Yeah, other's do the lathing and the pre-hammering work, but that one cymbal smith puts their skill, knowledge and artistry in to shaping that piece of metal in to a musical instrument. Can a robot do the same job? Sure... But its just not the same, IMO.
That doesn't mean that I'm all "gung-ho" on Turkish sweat shops churning out cymbals left and right. I don't really care for that style of cymbal, or it's construction method. I am a big fan of Sabian HH and Artisan cymbals because its ONE person doing all the hammering of the cymbal. Yeah, other's do the lathing and the pre-hammering work, but that one cymbal smith puts their skill, knowledge and artistry in to shaping that piece of metal in to a musical instrument. Can a robot do the same job? Sure... But its just not the same, IMO.